Property worth crores of rupees damaged in fire in Anantnag
Srinagar: Property worth crores of rupees was damaged in a devastating fire incident in south Kashmir district of Anantnag on Sunday. Official sources told UNI that fire broke out in a shop in Reshi Bazar in Anantnag on Sunday morning. Fire tenders from different parts of the district were rushed to douse off the leaping […]
CRPF man wounds 2 colleagues, commits suicide in Srinagar
Srinagar: A CRPF jawan committed suicide by shooting self after wounding two of his colleagues in the summer capital, Srinagar outskirts, official sources said on Sunday. They said a jawan, Mukesh Babu, entered into a heated argument with his two colleagues, Ranjeet Tewari and Jaafar-u-Din Qureshi, over some issue at a CRPF camp at Pantha […]
IUST, CUK postpone all exams on Monday
Srinagar: Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) and Central University of Kashmir (CUK) have postponed examinations scheduled to be held on Monday in view of strike called by separatists against killing of seven civilians in clashes with security forces on Saturday in Pulwama. A spokesman for the IUST said class work and all scheduled […]
Man wanted for supplying weapons to militant arrested in Kishtwar
Jammu: Police on Sunday arrested a man wanted for supplying weapons to a militant in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. “A wanted accused identified as Zahoor Ahmad Kamal alias Nika Kamal, son of Wali Mohammad, resident of Kamal Mohalla waa arrested on Sunday,” a senior police officer here said. He said that Police conducted […]
Police foil AIP march to UNMO office Srinagar, Er Rashid detained
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday foiled Awami Itehad Party (AIP) march to United Nations Military Observers (UNMO) office here by detaining chairman Er Sheikh Abdul Rashid alongwith several other supporters. Er Rashid, former MLA from Langate constituency in the frontier district of Kupwara, appeared at Rajbagh alongwith his supporters today to march towards […]
Dal Lake, other water bodies freeze in Kashmir; sunny Sunday improves day temp
Srinagar: The world famous Dal Lake and other water bodies were partially frozen as the mercury dipped further and settled several degrees below freezing point at majority of the places in Kashmir valley, including summer capital, Srinagar, which recorded coldest night of the season so far at minus 5.6 degree. All the water bodies, including […]
Car plunges into gorge, one killed in Ramban’s Batote
Jammu: One person was killed and another injured when a car they were travelling in plunged into a gorge in Batote tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir. “A car bearing (JK19 4708) on the way from Batote to Ludhwal while crossing the Petrol Pump Tringla Ludhwal this morning rolled into a 50 metres […]
Police constable killed in road accident in Srinagar outskirts
Srinagar: A police constable was killed in a road accident on Srinagar-Jammu national highway in the city outskirts, official sources said here on Sunday. They said motorcycle met with an accident at Panthachowk in Srinagar outskirts late on Saturday evening, resulting in critical injuries to the motorcyclist, identified as Constable Mithan Singh. “The injured was […]
Kashmir NH through for one-way traffic; Leh highway, Mughal road remain closed
Srinagar: Only one-way traffic continued on Srinagar-Jammu national highway, connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, while the historic Mughal road remained closed for the seventh successive day on Sunday due to accumulation of several feet of snow and slippery road conditions. Meanwhile, the 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh National Highway, connecting Ladakh region with Kashmir, […]
IUST postpones exams, suspends classes on Monday
Srinagar: Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) has postponed all examinations, scheduled to be held on Monday in view of a strike called by separatists to highlight the alleged human rights violation in Kashmir valley. A spokesman for the IUST said class work and all scheduled examinations have been suspended. However, no reason was […]
